Chapter 126 A Different Joseph From Imagined

Chloe fell silent, reflecting upon the support Icarus had provided her thus far.

She made up her mind to inform him about Ava’s deceitful actions.

As Icarus heard the details, fury ignited within him.

“My nephew’s a fool!” Icarus exclaimed, his anger evident.

Chloe shrugged and replied, “Feel free to tell him that yourself. If I were to tell him, he might see it as me defaming Ava.”

This is why she had been hesitant to confront Jake, as her efforts had gone unappreciated, and furthermore, leaving her entangled in a messy situation.

“Thank you, Chloe. Jake will surely regret his actions,” Icarus expressed his gratitude.

“It doesn’t matter to me whether he regrets it or not,” Chloe replied nonchalantly.

Icarus observed her indifferent demeanor with great joy. Despite the circumstances, she no longer held any feelings for Jake. However, he believed that confessing at this point would be considered too hasty.

During a restroom break, Icarus discreetly handed a tip to the waiter and asked him to

purchase a bouquet of flowers. Upon his return, he also acquired a slice of cake for Chole from

the counter.

“Thank you.” Chloe expressed slight surprise at his small gesture, although she did not attach too much significance to it.

bites. The delicate cream melted on her tongue, and she closed her eyes, experiencing a sense of relief from

having just finished dinner with his business partner, parked his car by the roadside. His dark eyes locked onto the woman inside, brimming with anger. His knuckles clenched tightly, emitting a cracking sound,

prayer to God. He had failed his role as a wingman miserably. He had exhausted all his efforts to convince Mr. Joseph to purchase sweet treats for Chloe in hopes of

before even entering the shop, they were

internally, hoping that Mr. Joseph’s anger would

tension in the air. Oblivious to the traffic lights, Joseph hastened

on a date?” Joseph sneered at Chloe

Icarus’ eyes

he

he greeted

knew him as the legendary figure set to take over Fairlight. Icarus would have attended the

face. She hesitated for a moment before altering her tone, “Mr. Joseph, I’ve finished my tasks. Ms.

duties,

for faults.

against the wall at the lack of self- preservation in her response. Acting swiftly, he stepped in to defuse the situation. “Mr. Joseph came in to buy some desserts

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it.” Icarus smiled.

his gaze to

nodded.

at the time and could not attend and thus had sent his blessings

gaze shifting toward the vacant spot beside Chloe. A forced smile appeared on his face as he asked, “Do you mind if

Miss, could you bring two additional chairs

leave soon, with the hope of not disrupting his impending confession to

a little,” Joseph suggested as he

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